Rays 3, 
Cubs 2
| W: | G. Balfour (1-0) |
| L: | N. Cotts (0-1) |
| SV: | T. Percival (16) |
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Johnson CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 |
| R Theriot SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| D Lee 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .296 |
| G Soto DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| M DeRosa RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| M Murton LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .176 |
| a-K Fukudome PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| H Blanco C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| b-M Hoffpauir PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .370 |
| R Cedeno 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .279 |
| c-J Edmonds PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |
| a-doubled to deep left for M Murton in the 9th b-struck out swinging for H Blanco in the 9th c-walked for R Cedeno in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Johnson (12, J Howell); K Fukudome (14, T Percival) RBI: R Theriot (19) 2-out RBI: R Theriot Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Johnson 1, A Ramirez 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: R Johnson (4, 3rd base by J Howell/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Cotts (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Dempster | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 107-64 | 2.76 |
| N Cotts (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23-12 | 4.91 |
| M Wuertz | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-10 | 2.67 |
| S Eyre | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 0.87 |
| B Howry | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 4.98 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 180-102 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Gomes (By S Eyre) Batters faced: R Dempster 22; N Cotts 6; M Wuertz 4; S Eyre 3; B Howry 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 2-6; N Cotts 1-2; M Wuertz 1-1; S Eyre 0-2; B Howry 0-1 Game Scores: R Dempster 55 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .273 |
| W Aybar 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .261 |
| B Upton CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .294 |
| E Hinske LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .250 |
| J Ruggiano LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| C Floyd DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| a-J Gomes PH-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .326 |
| G Gross RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24 | |
| a-hit by pitch for C Floyd in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bartlett (5, B Howry) HR: C Floyd (6, 2nd inning off R Dempster 0 on, 2 Out); E Longoria (11, 6th inning off N Cotts 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Floyd (15), E Longoria (33), E Hinske (35) 2-out RBI: C Floyd Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Hinske 3, B Upton 1, D Navarro 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Bartlett (15, 3rd base off B Howry/H Blanco) CS: B Upton (9, 2nd base by R Dempster/H Blanco) | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: D Navarro. | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 110-65 | 1.76 |
| G Balfour (W, 1-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-11 | 2.08 |
| J Howell (H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.30 |
| D Wheeler (H, 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.99 |
| T Percival (S, 16) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-15 | 2.96 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 183-111 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Kazmir 21; G Balfour 4; J Howell 3; D Wheeler 3; T Percival 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 1-6; G Balfour 1-2; J Howell 0-0; D Wheeler 0-2; T Percival 1-1 Game Scores: S Kazmir 57 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | TAM | |||
 | 2nd | C Floyd homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
 | 5th | R Theriot singled to right, H Blanco scored, R Johnson to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 6th | E Longoria homered to right center. | 1 | 2 |
| 7th | E Hinske singled to right, A Iwamura scored, B Upton to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 9th | M DeRosa scored, K Fukudome to third on passed ball by D Navarro. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 31,607 (87.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:30 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Schrieber, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Wally Bell |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, June 17th 2008
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 |
| San Diego | 0 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| Toronto | 0 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| Atlanta | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 7 |
| Washington | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 16 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Oakland | 15 | Final |
| Arizona | 1 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 6 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |